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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2013
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Tommi J. Iten, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Eric J. Bennett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tyson L. Wintibaugh, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
David P. Green, Castaic, CA (US);
Brian Black, Santa Monica, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of conditionally displaying an icon to indicate a status within a user interface as part of a media presentation system is described. An example method includes updating a status of content within the media presentation system, displaying at least one icon within a guide menu containing one or more menu sections with each menu section containing a plurality of menu layers, and displaying the icon within a first menu layer to indicate the status of content within menu layers associated with the first menu layer.